In Winnebago County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Employment in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry reported the top wages in Winnebago County for 2006. The average industry job in Winnebago County received a wage of $116,596 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Illinois of $135,246 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $138,150.

Other top-pay jobs in Winnebago County, Illinois are present in druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($89,444), management of companies and enterprises ($78,490), land subdivision ($72,682) and highway, street, and bridge construction ($72,512) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Winnebago County Wages have increased by 10.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Winnebago County, Illinois by a total of 10.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Illinois and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Winnebago County Industry Wages Lag Behind Illinois, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Winnebago County, Illinois when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 20.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $43,351. The average pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Winnebago County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Winnebago County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Waste treatment and disposal industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 77.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 25.5 percent. The losses in the Waste treatment and disposal industry in Winnebago County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 14.8 in percent of jobs in the Waste treatment and disposal industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste treatment and disposal (77.7 percent decline)
2. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (65.9 percent decline)
3. Investigation and security services (56.7 percent decline)
4. Outpatient care centers (52.4 percent decline)
5. Beverage manufacturing (52.4 percent decline)

Winnebago County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 282.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Winnebago County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 43.2 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Winnebago County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 49.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (282.4 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (276.5 percent gain)
3. Office administrative services (170.0 percent gain)
4. Waste collection (155.2 percent gain)
5. Freight transportation arrangement (143.4 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 3.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Illinois, which experienced a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

In Winnebago County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 4,045 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Winnebago County

Given the industries in the area, the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,563 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry make up 12.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Winnebago County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (1,563 jobs lost)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (1,138 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (1,085 jobs lost)
4. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (694 jobs lost)
5. Insurance carriers (598 jobs lost)

From the 152 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 78 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 74 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Winnebago County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2,816 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 25.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Winnebago County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,816 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (1,183 new jobs)
3. General medical and surgical hospitals (951 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (486 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (365 new jobs)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Winnebago County, Illinois

The rate of poverty in Winnebago County, Illinois has increased by 2.2 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 9.6 percent to 11.8 percent.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $43,451, representing a 15.4 percent decline. Winnebago County, Illinois, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 1 of 21 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Illinois. Winnebago County ranks 47 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.

While the median household income saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Winnebago County, Illinois, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 34.8 percent in the last five years. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Winnebago County, experiencing a 9.9 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

In Winnebago County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $53,721 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Winnebago County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $45,423, this median is 11.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Winnebago County had a median household income level of $45,965, this median was 10.5 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 35.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $33,027. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $67,275. This median income level is 31 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Winnebago County, Illinois can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 26.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Winnebago County, reporting 16 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Winnebago County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $51,347 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 6.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the income level is 4.3 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Winnebago County, Illinois

Winnebago County, Illinois had a population of 288,695 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 279,002. This growth signifies an increase of 3.5 percent. Winnebago ranks 7 of 102 counties when calculating total change in population for Illinois and the county ranks 323 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Winnebago covers a total land area of 514 square miles. The county has a high population density of 562 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Washington, MN (563 per sq. mile ), Douglas, GA (566 per sq. mile ), Albany, NY (568 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Santa Cruz, CA (561 per sq. mile ), Burlington, NJ (560 per sq. mile ), Gaston, NC (551 per sq. mile ).

Winnebago County, Illinois has a population base that is comprised of 76 percent White, 10.8 percent African American, 1.9 percent Asian, and 9.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 22.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Winnebago has increased in diversity when 19.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Winnebago County, Illinois to be 36.3 years of age. The median age in Winnebago is greater than the median in Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.9 years old. With 25.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Winnebago can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Winnebago internationally. The migration from outside the US into Winnebago makes up 1.4 percent of all immigration into Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Winnebago County, Illinois

Winnebago County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $114,300, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall State of Illinois 2005 home value of $183,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Winnebago County, Illinois have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $22,400, or 24.4 percent, from their 2000 value of $91,900.

When compared to other counties in Illinois, Winnebago County is positioned 15 of 102 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 809 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Winnebago County, Illinois. In 2005, 56.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Winnebago County, the real estate market was made up of 121,710 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 6,001 residential structures since 2001, a change of 5.2 percent.

Winnebago County has a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0.3 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Winnebago County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Winnebago County. The sector dealt with a loss of 6,376 jobs, or 18.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 82.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Winnebago County. The industry averages 89 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the State of Illinois average of 51 for the Utilities industry.

In Winnebago County, Manufacturing, Administrative and waste services and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.79. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.79 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Winnebago County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

In Winnebago County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 22.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 28,128 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 15.2 and 12.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Mining from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Winnebago County, moving a total of 75 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois saw a change in employment in the sector of -2.6 percent, in the last 5 years.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).